1.
The Inevitable
I got up this morning, late - as per the usual, and stumbled down stairs to start my coffee intravenous. Something caught my eye on the way to the Keurig....
That's right, the darn swimming pools are about to open in 2 weekends and that means that I will need to be in a bathing suit almost daily.
Son of a..........
So I decided to rekindle my friendship with Nahesi Crawford and his band of cohorts. You don't know Nahesi? Well he is the personal trainer on the X-Factor ST workout DVDs. It is a knockoff of P90x and Grant and I did the whole series last year and got in pretty good shape. Since then my workout routine has consisted of walking up and down our stairs and walking out to get the mail. This isn't going to be pretty.
2.
Shorts Season
I hit the Talbot's annual sale in Springfield and it was a bonanza!! I got the above featured shorts for $10 (10 + Bucks!!) in a faded tomato color. They are a petite size (which I am) and they fit like they were made for me. Now to keep from ruining them by wearing them every day......... hmmmmm.
3. Homeschool
School is almost out and my thinker is thinkin' about all the ways that I can improve our experience next year. One idea I have been kicking around is the 6 week on/2 week off schedule. Read: No real summer break. I am super torn by this idea - but if I saw it for the opportunity to travel some (in the off-season. Read: Better rates) and get some projects done around the house - not to mention getting papers graded and submitted on time... worth it? I am a self-avowed summer junkie and can't quite seem to wrap my mind around not having 2 1/2 months of pure freedom. But if you read this blog:
and see how they use the French schedule to support their travel, you might arrive at the same crossroads I have. What do you think? Is the American system superior or do the French have it right?
4. Chickens.
Where do I start? I am going to write down my experience with raising hatchlings so that if you want to do it, you don't have to start from the beginning as I have. Basically, without the knowledge of the women at Southern States Farm Supply, I'd have drown by now. We have 7 big, burly, robust chickens in our basement just a-waiting to get out and do their chicken thang. They eat bugs like they are truffles and they fertilize the garden. Plus, (PLUS!) in a couple of weeks we'll have eggs. Brown eggs, to boot. Because nothing is more quaint than brown eggs, right?
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Plus, I am coveting this hen house.
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| With the veggies on the top? Am I right? |
5.
The Great Gatsby
I liked it very much. Very much.
Let me tell you what I liked:
The hair.
The short bobbed hair with the finger waved details was over the top. It was gorgeous and perfect and the hair team deserve their very own Academy Award.
The Parties.
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Courtesy of Warner Bros.
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Because in the words of the unsinkable Liz Lemon, "I want to go to there."
The Carey Mulligan.
She is a fashion idol of mine and I am fairly certain that there was no singular shot where she didn't look flawless.
It was eye candy from beginning to end. I don't know if it lived up to the book or if it did Fitzgerald justice or any of that gobbledygook. It was beautiful and I liked it. The end.
